February 13, 2015, 8:07AM

Seven people injured in Monday's crash of a MAX bus in Fairfield have filed a lawsuit against the bus driver and the Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority, claiming the driver knowingly drove with an undisclosed medical condition that put passengers and the public in danger. BJCTA officials issued a statement Friday afternoon stating the transit authority is gathering additional information and... Full story »

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"F" for Alabama: guest opinion9:13 AM
Alabama's K-12 education system received a grade of "F," according to the 2013 National Assessment of Educational Progress report, released by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation this week. In fact, Alabama was given an "F" in 9 out of 11 measures of educational effectiveness, which was more "F" grades than any other state received. That we need to...

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Rick Hall, other legends of Muscle Shoals music to speak at Altamont School3:50 PM
You've seen them in the 2013 documentary "Muscle Shoals." You've probably spent decades singing along to songs they recorded, whether Aretha Franklin's "R-E-S-P-E-C-T," Percy Sledge's "When a Man Loves a Woman" or Bob Seger's "Old Time Rock 'n' Roll." And April 8, several legends of the Muscle Shoals music scene will gather for a question-and-answer session at The Altamont School....